Yahoo Messenger 3.0b1

anybody noticed that the option to display current itunes song playing doesn't actually show up on a windows live messenger account?

Also - how can I change my name in yahoo messenger?

I am so impresed with the new version. It beats Adium on conectivity with other Yahoo! Messenger users. It also works and looks better than the Windows version. Now it just needs Photo Sharing and some other kick ass features :) . . .Where is Google Talk for Mac? :D

I've installed it...very brushed metal! But I miss the old YIM message chime. How could they not offer it at least as an option? The new sounds are all incredibly dull.

Use of this new beta keeps signing me out of my Yahoo Mail and Finance pages in Safari. I've had to log in over a dozen times today....

That said, I'm definitely glad to see a new version of Messenger, *finally*!

Does it support "right click" finally? Yahoo Messenger on Mac OS X has done nothing but infuriate me compared to the Windows version.

it doesn't support audio yet...supposedly that's coming in a future beta.

does anyone know how many frames per second is the video (approximately)? Is it real time, or still just one or two frames per second?

Does this version support webcam video *and audio*? In the past, that was one of the shortcomings of the Mac version - I could do "video chats" with other Y!M users, but only video, no audio.

I'm very relieved to see this. I haven't had a chance to try it yet, but I'm just thrilled that Yahoo actually has a Mac development team. After all, the 2.5.3 version was from what, 2003? I'll just be happy if File Transfer works again with PC users--anything else is just icing on the cake for this release.

The lack of Mac support from AIM, Google, and Yahoo (which Google has definitely remedied with Google Earth and others, and now Yahoo has) for their native apps was the biggest strike against the Mac when I recommended it to switchers. Switchers don't care about Adium or other 3rd party tools; they want the official client. Plus, the 3rd party tools did not support file transfer or video chat with YIM. The 2.5.3 YIM still did silent video, but file transfer was broken. This release is a great step forward. Just knowing they have Mac developers and finally acknowledged that they need to continue to release Mac versions of their tools is great.

Grotesque adium? Are you for real?

does it support cross platform webcam already in this beta version?